So this has been.my favorite song of OTEP's since it came out in 2004, and I always thought it was a song about a child's narrative of suffering in an abusive Christian home. But now that I am revisiting the lyrics, I am seeing something totally new.
This song could be gospel of John but from the perspective of Jesus.
Jesus was NOT having a good time up to and during the crucifixion. Everyone in the known world at the time looked to him with fear, admiration or disgust and he was constantly being asked questions. He spoke in "verses, prophesies and curses". He had made an enemy of the state, and believed the world was increasingly wicked and fallen from grace, or that he was in the "mouth of madness".
The spine of atlas is the structure that allows the titan to hold the world up. Jesus challenged the state and in doing so became a celebrated resistance figure. It also made him public enemy #1.
All of this happened simply because he was doing his thing, not because of any agenda he had or strategy.
And then he gets scourged (storm of thorns)
There are some plot holes here but I think it's an interesting interpretation.
Up there (yeah)
Who do I have?
Heaven and hell, my friend, my friend
I won't shed a tear
Let them see me in pain again
Hello (hello) from the dark side in
Does anybody here wanna be my friend? (my friend)
Want it all to end
Tell me when the fuck is it all gon' end?
Voices in my head tellin' me I'm gonna end up dead
So save me (save me), before I fall
So save me, I don't wanna be alone
So save me (save me), before I fall
So save me (save me), I don't wanna be alone
Who do I have?
Heaven and hell, my friend, my friend
I won't shed a tear
Let them see me in pain again
Hello (hello) from the dark side in
Does anybody here wanna be my friend? (my friend)
Want it all to end
Tell me when the fuck is it all gon' end?
Voices in my head tellin' me I'm gonna end up dead
So save me (save me), before I fall
So save me, I don't wanna be alone
So save me (save me), before I fall
So save me (save me), I don't wanna be alone
Lyrics submitted by Mellow_Harsher
Save Me Lyrics as written by Christopher Gibbs Billy Angelo Garcia
Lyrics © Songtrust Ave, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd., Warner Chappell Music, Inc., EMPIRE PUBLISHING
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@CameronSlavele true 🤞 because now he is gone